It’s not funny, it’s cruel; Say no more not to criticize Kantara; Social media says
Directed by Rishabh Shetty, Kantara reached OTT last day. Kantara was a film that created collection records in theatres.
The presentation of the art form called Devakola in the film, which told the story of Manna and the underclass people, got a lot of attention. The plot of the film moved through this art form and its presentation.
At the same time, there were some criticisms against Kantara, who created waves in South India and Bollywood. After the OTT release, these criticisms regarding the film’s content have become stronger.
The body shaming jokes in the film have led to criticism from the audience. At the very beginning of the film, there is a scene where a female character’s teeth are insulted by being compared to cattle’s teeth.
The film has approached this part in a very funny way. This scene has no significance in the main plot of the film and is added only ‘for fun’.
Sharing pictures of the scene, many people commented that it is disappointing that this kind of body shaming is still considered funny. They are also reminding the audience today that they are not the ones who laugh at such jokes.
After the controversy surrounding the Varaharupam song in Kantara, there was a counter-argument that whatever kind of criticism was leveled at Kantara, it was from Thaikudam Bridge fans. There was also a response of hesitation to accept the Kannada film. But there are opinions that if you reply like this to criticisms related to body shaming, it can never be accepted.
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